Reassembly of my " la Cimbali " lever espresso machine :

You don't want to
use this setup to strain the spring back into place... if the
clamp slips out of place, you might need to see your dentist for
new teeth.

This little tool is
very simple and cheap to build and prevents stess and injuries.
You only have to tighten the 4 screws.

The pit in the center
prevents the piston from slipping.

On the other side
a 10 mm bar (I used a screw) that can freely move keeps the other
side of the piston in place.

Frame with the open and cleaned boiler.

The brand new resistance.

The new resistance
gasket put into place.

The brand new resistance
installed into the cap of the boiler

The new resistance
fully installed seen through the opening for the lever group.
The resistance first touched the boiler and had to be bent in
order to hang freely in the boiler.

The old gasket of
the water level pipe were completly hardend over the years and
obviously had to be replaced by a new elastic one.

The new gaskets just
before assembly.

The water pipe reintegrated
into the cap of the boiler.

The water pipe fully
assembled.

All cleaned lever
group seen from the part that will be inside the boiler.

The new lever group
gasket installed and ready for assembly on the boiler cap.

Lever group assembled on boiler cap.

New support made of
1mm stailess steal for the new prestostat.

The new prestostat
support installed on the left side of the boiler.

Electrical wires connected
to the brand new prestostat.

Electrical connections
on the main switch. The wires to the left are connected with the
prestostat.

The new prestostat
assembled to the frame with all the connections made.

Boiler cap ready for
assembly, only the gasket is still missing.

The new boiler gasket
leyed into the flute.

The espresso maschine
with the boiler closed.

The hot water tab
assebled to the front panel.

The hot water tab
assembly seen from the backside of the espresso machine.

The hot water and
on the left the steam outlet assebled to the front panel. The
red side and back panels are still missing, but the hydraulics
of this espressomachine is fully closed....so we are ready for..............

...........the first
hydrostatic test.
And after retightening some connections, the machine has no leaks!

It is still a machine test and not yet a celebreation of tasty
espresso coffee, so don't analyse the color of crema.....